/**
* Checks to see if the database information provided is valid or not.
* @access public
*/
public static function testDbSettings($dbHostname, $dbName, $dbUsername, $dbPassword)
{
$dbConnectionError = "";
$lang = Core::$language->getCurrentLanguageStrings();
$link = @mysql_connect($dbHostname, $dbUsername, $dbPassword) or $dbConnectionError = mysql_error();
if ($dbConnectionError) {
$placeholders = array("db_connection_error" => $dbConnectionError);
$error = Templates::evalSmartyString($lang["install_invalid_db_info"], $placeholders);
return array(false, $error);
} else {
$dbSelectError = "";
@mysql_select_db($dbName) or $dbSelectError = mysql_error();
if ($dbSelectError) {
$placeholders = array("db_select_error" => $dbSelectError);
$error = Template::evalSmartyString($lang["install_no_db_connection"], $placeholders);
return array(false, $error);
} else {
@mysql_close($link);
}
}
return array(true, "");
}
